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1st Kings Chapter 20 verse 11 Holy Bible

ASV 1stKings 20:11

And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on `his armor' boast himself as he that putteth it off.
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BBE 1stKings 20:11

And the king of Israel said in answer, Say to him, The time for loud talk is not when a man is putting on his arms, but when he is taking them off.
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DARBY 1stKings 20:11

And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell [him], Let not him that girdeth on boast himself as he that putteth off!
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KJV 1stKings 20:11

And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
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WBT 1stKings 20:11

And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
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WEB 1stKings 20:11

The king of Israel answered, Tell him, Don't let him who girds on [his armor] boast himself as he who puts it off.
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YLT 1stKings 20:11

And the king of Israel answereth and saith, `Speak ye: let not him who is girding on boast himself as him who is loosing `his armour'.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him Let not him that girdeth on his harness bout himself as he that putteth it off. [This proverb consists of four words in the Hebrew. The commentators cite the Latin, Ne triumphum canas ante victoriam, but proverbs to the same effect are found in most languages.

Ellicott's Commentary